Bats and balls
By London
December 8, 2005BIG testicles go with tiny brains, according to a new study of bats. The discovery suggests that a biological trade-off has to be made between brains and sperm. Because of high energy demands, males cannot generate large amounts of both, scientists believe.
In many bat species, females are unusually promiscuous, so natural selection has led to males evolving enormous testicles — at the expense of their brains. Their genitals of some bats make up 8.5 per cent of their body mass.
The testicles of apes range from 0.02 per cent to 0.75 per cent of body mass.
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Recommending this for entertainment value. Men (women too, I guess) have long struggled with accurate length measures. Now; how to measure volume….
Bush must have a huge pair of testicles.
Is that because Laura is promiscuous…?
So, if all bats hang, which way do the well hung bats hang?
OK, you just made my day.
To the left of course.
Thats how you can tell if it’s a troll bat…
so I’m told.
What? I don’t understand this at all.
I was already hysterical over the hanging hung bats comment above, but you’ve put me over the edge, Big Boy.
yay! I’ve been validated. Thank you, although violated almost came out when I typed it.
😉
As a budding academic – THAT explains it!
with the exception of William Jefferson Clinton.
Is this a feminist web log? Just wondering.